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al qaeda is on the rise and this part of the world and the nsa program is proving it's worth yet again. >> you have to be very careful about how much you represent that any particular program has contributed to our security. >> reporter: kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >>> embattled yankees slugger alex rodriguez may be banned from baseball on the very day he returns to the majors. at my noon, the mlb is expected to ban a-rod through the 2014 season for his alleged connections to a florida clinic that administered performance-enhancing drugs. despite that, manager joe girardi confirmed a-rod will play his first game tonight. jay gray is live outside the yankees stadium in the bronx. what's the sequence of events we might expect to see today? >> reporter: good morning. outside yankee stadium. relatively quiet as major league baseball gets ready to break its silence. here's the front page of "the post." just go it says. fans ban a-rod, just accept the ban and go. today we'll find out how long he'll have to go for. here's how it's supposed to work out. about noon, as you talked abou
al qaeda is on the rise and this part of the world and the nsa program is proving it's worth yet again. >> you have to be very careful about how much you represent that any particular program has contributed to our security. >> reporter: kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >>> embattled yankees slugger alex rodriguez may be banned from baseball on the very day he returns to the majors. at my noon, the mlb is expected to ban a-rod through the 2014 season for his alleged...
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i don't know if this particular threat is the result of nsa surveillance, any of these programs that have been monitoring conversations of various potential terrorists out there or whether it could have been some sort of human source. some sort of internal spy that may have provided this kind of information. i have no idea where the information came from but i do sense that someone like saxby who is a big supporter they think these kinds of programs are worth it despite the problems they may generate for americans privacy. >> thank you. g good to see you. >>> new video from l.a.'s venice beach. this is car plowing into a crowded boardwalk killing one and sending 12 to the hospital. what police know about the suspect now. hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it
i don't know if this particular threat is the result of nsa surveillance, any of these programs that have been monitoring conversations of various potential terrorists out there or whether it could have been some sort of human source. some sort of internal spy that may have provided this kind of information. i have no idea where the information came from but i do sense that someone like saxby who is a big supporter they think these kinds of programs are worth it despite the problems they may...
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the top republican on the senate intelligence committee confirms it's the nsa surveillance program that picked up the chatter. >> what we have heard are specifics on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. >> reporter: in the latest, we know defense secretary chuck hagel called secretary of state john kerry late last night to discuss the threat further. >> thank you. >>> a threat in pakistan has the capital on red alert this morning. intelligence officials received information about a likely attack on a high value target. now the search is on for the people who could be behind it. we are in islamabad this morning. >>> commanders and police officers are right now scattering islamabad right now. mainly, they are in the hills right behind me there in the distance. they add to the barrier between the capital and the north of pakistan. the valley to the northwest. crucially, they overlook key military and government buildings. the naval and air force headquarters. behind me, the buildings in the distance, prime minister's house, the pr
the top republican on the senate intelligence committee confirms it's the nsa surveillance program that picked up the chatter. >> what we have heard are specifics on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. >> reporter: in the latest, we know defense secretary chuck hagel called secretary of state john kerry late last night to discuss the threat further. >> thank you. >>> a threat in pakistan has the capital on...
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the cia and nsa continue scouring database and telephone and internet for another clues. the u.s. shut down 19 embassies through the end of this week. thousands of american troops in that same region are on high alert. republicans point to last year's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as a boost for terrorists. >> a year has passed. nobody has paid a price. after libya, these al qaeda types are on steroids, thinking we're weaker and they are stronger. >> reporter: the potential threat is not ot only reason the embassies are closed. they are also concerned about major prison breaks in the middle east where hundreds of escapees are tied to kid. this week marks the end of ramadan which is a holy week for muslims. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the state department's warnings are the reason that san francisco police are on high alert. officials say there's no direct threat to san francisco. but they are increasing patrol throughout the day as a -- the city as a precaution. they are focusing on government buildings, tourist attractions and places of worship. they are asking
the cia and nsa continue scouring database and telephone and internet for another clues. the u.s. shut down 19 embassies through the end of this week. thousands of american troops in that same region are on high alert. republicans point to last year's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as a boost for terrorists. >> a year has passed. nobody has paid a price. after libya, these al qaeda types are on steroids, thinking we're weaker and they are stronger. >> reporter: the...
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we're getting insights into the nsa leaker's life from his lawyer. a live report from moscow, next. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. the new samsung galaxy s 4.ng you about. it's got a front and back camera so you can take pictures at the same time. seriously! yeah - and it's on verizon's network. sweet! we can stay in touch when we go to school next year. that's so great! get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. >>> let's get you a check now of our top stories. john mccain and lindsey graham are expected to arrive in cairo later today to meet with egypt's interim leaders. the country embroiled in chaos since mohammed morsi was forced to s
we're getting insights into the nsa leaker's life from his lawyer. a live report from moscow, next. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we...
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. >> reporter: as for those nsa surveillance efforts that have been leaked out in the next several weeks, lawmakers basically pointed to this terror threat in calling those programs a success, saying that they've proven their worth. when asked about whether or not the administration agrees with that assessment, he said he did not want to blend these issues. >> all right, jim, thank you. two guests join us now with different takes on the al qaeda threat to the united states right now. cliff may is the president for the foundation of the defense and democracies, and our national security analyst peter bergen. you wrote a piece saying -- and the headline was time to declare a victory, al qaeda is defeated. are you ready to revise or amend? do you want the change that? what's your assessment right now based on this current threat? >> al qaeda the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is still defeated by any kind of objective. it hasn't done an attack at all in the west since july 7th, 2005, the london attacks. most of its leadership is dead. now, al qaeda in particular places in syria is ba
. >> reporter: as for those nsa surveillance efforts that have been leaked out in the next several weeks, lawmakers basically pointed to this terror threat in calling those programs a success, saying that they've proven their worth. when asked about whether or not the administration agrees with that assessment, he said he did not want to blend these issues. >> all right, jim, thank you. two guests join us now with different takes on the al qaeda threat to the united states right...
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don't use this as evidence that the nsa surveillance program with metadata is really responsible for getting these intercepts. some people are a little skeptical of that. >> i guess the only grumbling that i have seen or read was that, you know, that perhaps the u.s. government has overshared in this information. do you think that's the case? do you think that's a valid concern? >> well, you know, it's a concern only insofar as when you overshare, as you put it, you might be tipping some folks off that you'd like to catch. >> right. >> but i think post-benghazi, the feeling is that you can't have what they call a double standard, which is that you can't know these things, keep it to yourself, and not share it with the public that could actually be affected or hurt by these attacks. and so i think the newer strategy is to let people know what you can let them know. by the way, we still do not know the direct nature of the threat. i'm not so sure the government knows it. i think it's quite diffuse. and we don't know all the details of what the government knows. but we do know enough to
don't use this as evidence that the nsa surveillance program with metadata is really responsible for getting these intercepts. some people are a little skeptical of that. >> i guess the only grumbling that i have seen or read was that, you know, that perhaps the u.s. government has overshared in this information. do you think that's the case? do you think that's a valid concern? >> well, you know, it's a concern only insofar as when you overshare, as you put it, you might be tipping...
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but the top republican on the senate intelligence committee confirms it's the controversial nsa electronic surveillance program that picked up the alarming terrorist chatter. >> what we have heard is some specifics on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. >> in the latest we've learned that defense secretary chuck hagel called secretary of state john kerry late last night to discuss the latest information about the threat. chris. >> all right, barbara. we have some new information we want to pack here. we want to get past the headlines. joining us now is fran townsend, cnn's national analyst and a member of the advisory board. morning, fran. let's talk about the news. just came across the wires. an attack on a passenger train, the economy, going from lahor to the industrial capitalist. >> for sure, we know al qaeda has traditionally targeted transportation. it's sort of -- it feels like it may be related, but we're going to have to wait to get more out of the officials in pakistan. >> we understand you want to be careful about what
but the top republican on the senate intelligence committee confirms it's the controversial nsa electronic surveillance program that picked up the alarming terrorist chatter. >> what we have heard is some specifics on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. >> in the latest we've learned that defense secretary chuck hagel called secretary of state john kerry late last night to discuss the latest information about the threat....
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. >> senator saxby chambliss, ranking member of the intel committee said the nsa learned of the threat but critics of the surveillance program say they have their doubts. >> if you look at the one that's most at issue here, the bulk metadata program there's no indication, unless i'm proved wrong later, that program which collects vast amounts of domestic data, telephone data, contributed to information about this particular plot. >> david ignatius, bring in here quickly, what are you hearing? >> well, i'm hearing from u.s. officials is first, this is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, affiliate based in yemen, the affiliate that osama bin laden thought had the best chance of really being powerful and causing a long-term threat. the information is vague. it is from intercepts. although it's not, thank goodness, the meta data from the u.s. because there's no evidence of their being contact with somebody in the u.s. to be captured in that metadata. there's a reference in what's been heard to the enemy, not specific, which leads people to think it's probably the u.s., but could also be wes
. >> senator saxby chambliss, ranking member of the intel committee said the nsa learned of the threat but critics of the surveillance program say they have their doubts. >> if you look at the one that's most at issue here, the bulk metadata program there's no indication, unless i'm proved wrong later, that program which collects vast amounts of domestic data, telephone data, contributed to information about this particular plot. >> david ignatius, bring in here quickly, what...
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this was gotten from an nsa intercept. wouldn't those folks who are planning this kind of operation then go underground? >> i think there's a possibility they will. look, the only resolution to a threat like this is taking the operatives off the battlefield. we may throw them off their game. maybe they'll delay for a month or a year but as long as terrorists like this started a plot, they will conclude it at some point unless they're taken off the battlefield. i'm sure of it. >> do you assume at this point that operatives may be in place for whatever is being planned? >> i wouldn't assume that. i would assume, though, if the operation is underway, they're at least thinking about putting people in places like, let's say cairo or jordan but i wouldn't assume they're there yet. >> some lawmakers on the sunday shows yesterday said this intelligence information reminds them of the situation prior to 9/11. you were there. what do you make of the comparison. >> i think we ought to settle down a little bit. we have been at this 12
this was gotten from an nsa intercept. wouldn't those folks who are planning this kind of operation then go underground? >> i think there's a possibility they will. look, the only resolution to a threat like this is taking the operatives off the battlefield. we may throw them off their game. maybe they'll delay for a month or a year but as long as terrorists like this started a plot, they will conclude it at some point unless they're taken off the battlefield. i'm sure of it. >> do...